For your next DIY project, you'll minimize trips to the garage and workshop if you keep a multi-tool on hand. Here are 17 good reasons why you should have this HYDE Multi-Tool in your pocket.
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Even the most conscientious DIYer strips a screw or two. When that happens, try one of these handy tips on how to remove a stripped screw.
When you need to create accurate angles as part of a home improvement project, there's no substitute for the trusty carpenter's square.
You need not be an expert to give woodwork a special finishing touch. In fact, it's pretty easy to make decorative cuts with your jigsaw. Follow these instructions to get started.
No woodworker's toolbox is complete without a set of chisels. If you're just getting started on do-it-yourself woodworking, here's what you need to know about choosing and using chisels.
You may be pretty good at swinging a hammer to drive in a nail, but there are plenty of do-it-yourself jobs that will require you to get some nails out instead of in. Here are a few quick tips to help make pulling nails a little easier.
With improved design options, homeowners have begun installing pegboard-well, just about everywhere. No longer is it a hallmark only of basement workshops and garages.
Be smart and wear safety glasses whenever airborne particles or debris are part of the home improvement project you're working on.
Chisels date back all the way back to the Ancient World. Today, there are hundreds of different types of this tool for cutting stone, wood, or metal.
It's easy to drill a hole through a board. But for both sides to come out looking clean, you've got to use this technique.
Remember these circular saw safety tips the next time you undertake a woodworking project.
Bench dogs perform the vital service of a holding a workpiece securely in place, so you can bring your full concentration to bear on the task at hand.
To hide the hardware for your window treatments, imparting an elegant finishing detail in the process, why not make a valance in your woodworking shop?
A few simple tips can help the average do-it-yourselfer to use a slotted screwdriver more effectively.
Snap a chalk line the next time you need to mark a straight edge as part of a home improvement job.
Pliers are essential in any project that requires you to grip, position, tighten, loosen or cut certain metal elements.
There are several adhesives that can hold pieces of wood together without screws or nails. The cheapest and most commonly available is plain old white glue, similar to the Elmer's we used in school. Officially called polyvinyl resin, white glue sets fairly quickly and becomes transparent when it hardens. It's convenient for gluing dowels in place on those ready-to-assemble furniture pieces and for similar woodworking projects.
Jigsaws, or saber saws, pack numerous functions into one easy-to-use tool, making it a perennial favorite among beginning do-it-yourselfers.
With the right pair of razor-sharp tin snips, you can easily make straight or curved cuts in sheet metal.
It's used in everything from floors to furniture, but how much do you really know about plywood? Here's everything you need to know from board sizes to types of plywood.